Conference Call on Sustenance
Please join us for an hour of learning and discussion highlighting the many issues revolving around Sustenance.
ERA Director elected chair of Friends of the Earth International
Nnimmo Bassey, Greengrants West Africa Advisor and Executive Director of Environmental Rights Action/Friends of the Earth, Nigeria (ERA/FoEN), has been elected chairperson of Friends of the Earth International (FoEI)
Chilean Volcano Could Delay Hidroaysen Dam Project
A couple of short articles that discuss recent happenings in relation to the transmission lines that would ferry power from southern Chile up to Santiago—part of the Pascua/Baker megadam project.
Violent Protests Throughout Eastern Bolivia Affect Grantee
In Santa Cruz, Bolivia, right-wing protesters have targeted state offices, telecommunications, and transportation facilities.
Conservation and Justice Groups Split over Forest Carbon Trading — Ghana
This is an interesting overview article in the Guardian that highlights some of the concerns with including tropical forests in carbon markets. One of our grantees in Ghana (Civic Response, grant number 50-592, 2004) is quoted.